Date: 11/13/25 4:26 pm
From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...>
Subject: Second Mountain (13 Nov 2025) 26 Raptors
Second Mountain
Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 33 124
Turkey Vulture 0 90 504
Osprey 0 1 79
Bald Eagle 9 92 270
Northern Harrier 0 5 56
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 38 1039
Cooper's Hawk 0 9 105
American Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 14 46
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4328
Red-tailed Hawk 11 143 409
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 20 40
American Kestrel 0 2 66
Merlin 1 5 22
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 15
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 5
Unknown Buteo 0 3 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 1 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 5 59

Total: 26 462 7186
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter: Sue Dibble

Observers: Gary La Belle, Larry Coble, Rosemary Spreha

Visitors:
6 hunters, 2 for view.


Weather:
A chilly and windy day. Cloudy most of the day, with clearing towards the
end of the count. WNW 10-15mph, with gusts 30mph. Temps 40 to 49 degrees
F.

Raptor Observations:
Bald Eagles - 7 adult and 2 immatures counted.
Golden eagles - 1 subadult, 1 unaged counted

Local RTs and 2 Bald Eagles not counted. One Red shoulder hawk dropped
behind the tree line in front of us and was not seen passing hawk watch,
not counted.

Non-raptor Observations:
3 fox sparrows and 3 pine siskins observed.
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Report submitted by Frederick Wilcox (<Ftw539...>)
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